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Roinn Cosanta Bureau of Military History, 1913-21 ROINN COSANTA BUREAU OF MILITARY HISTORY, 1913-21. STATEMENT BY WITNESS DOCUMENT NO. W.S. 421 Witness William Oman 8 Joyce Road, Drumcondra, Dublin. Identity Member of Irish Citizen Army 1913 - . " " 'G' Company, lst Batta1ion, Dublin Brigade, I.V's. 1919 - . Subject (a) National activities 1916-1921. (b) City Hall, Jacob's Factory, and College of Surgeons, Easter Week 1916. Conditions, if any, stipulated by Witness Nil File No. S.1574 FormB.S.M.2. STATEMENT OF WILLIAM OMAN, 8 JOYCE ROAD, DRUMCONDRA. My brother, George, became associated with the Citizen Army as a result of the 1913 strike. When a unit for boys was formed at Liberty Hall, I joined it because of my brother's association with it. I was about fifteen years of age at the time. Owing to the fact that I was a bugler, I was transferred to the Citizen Army proper after six months' membership of the boys' unit. In February 1916, Dr. Kathleen Lynn, who was medical adviser to the Citizen Army, examined me end advised that I needed an immediate operation for appendicitis. I had taken ill after field manoeuvres on a Sunday and, on returning to Liberty Hall, I immediately went to Dr. Lynn's residence. She to have me taken into the Meath Hospital. made arrangements On leaving Dr. Lynn's residence, I returned to Liberty Hall where I approached Commandant James Connolly and asked could I speak to him for a few moments. He said: "Certainly", and asked me what my trouble was. I asked him could he postpone the scrap for a few weeks. He remarked that it was a very modest request and inquired why I made it. I informed him of my consultation with Dr. Lynn and the outcome of it. He told me to go ahead, that I would have nothing to worry about and that I be all right. From that conversation, I understood that would I would be out of hospital in time for the scrap. I subsequently learned from Dr. Lynn that, on the night prior to my operation, she was consulted by Commandant Connolly on the advisability of my being operated on at all, as I had been associated, some time previously, with the removal of gelignite which had come from Scotland. She informed him that, even if I said anything about the gelignite while under the ether, it would be attributed to my rambling. On receiving this 2. assurance, Connolly permitted me to undergo the operation. I was two weeks in the Meath Hospital and I was then sent to Stillorgan Convalescent Home for two weeks. After the second week in the Home, the matron asked me would I care to stay a third week and I agreed. On the Friday of the third' week I received a 'phone message to report back to Liberty Hall immediately. On receipt of the message, I reported to Liberty Hall and found that it was an armed camp. My brother had brought my rifle and equipment down to Liberty Hall. From that until Easter Monday, I was a permanent member of the guard in Liberty Hall. That was following the raid on the premises for the paper "The Gael". The feeling at that time was that the rising was very near. On one occasion, we were all equipped with small arms, during the period of our guard, and we took up positions all around Liberty Hall, out on the street corners. After an hour or two we were celled in. A cargo of new American shotguns had landed and they had been brought safely into Liberty been Hall. One night while I was on guard duty, a person arrived with a telegram. The officer of the guard, Captain Sean Connolly, wondered was it a ruse on the part of the military authorities to find out if the Hall was guarded. On another occasion, the whole was called and in the was guard out, every window place manned - the roof and all. Two men were sent out to reconnoitre and one of them reported that troops were stationed outside the fire station in Tare Street. The military did not approach the Hall, however. One evening, about two weeks before the rising, Commandant Connolly informed Captain Sean Connolly that to him would go the honour of leading the attack on the Castle. Captain. Connolly called the N.C.Os. and men together and gave them instructions. They were to inspect the position to which they 3. were allotted. The original plan WBB that my brother, George, an advance party of four and myself in front of the leading main would march up Dame St. around to the main gate of column the Castle. We would march up Castle St. and enter a private house beside the steps that lead down to Ship St. By the time we were in our position, the main party would be arriving at the main gate. We would get five minutes. in advance of them. We were to go into an overhead viaduct, overlooking the upper and lower gates of Ship St. barracks, while the main body woul1 be attacking. Martin Kelly was to occupy the "Mail" office, and Elmes was to occupy Henry & James' • We understood from our officer commanding that the garrison at Jacob'. would occupy two houses in Stephen St. overlooking the barrack square in Ship St. opposite Leitrim House. The original intention was to control the whole square. Sections of about four men were to occupy the Corporation buildings ( think it was the Rates Department), overlooking the main gate of Dublin Castle, a publichouse opposite the Lower Gate, the Engineering Post beside the City Hall, and Sinnott House. The main body, under command of Captain Sean Connolly, was to occupy the City the Hall. Captain Connolly was very well acquainted with the City Hall. According to the original plan, it was never intended to occupy Dublin Castle. The reasons given by Sean Connolly were that the buildings were too spread. out, and also that it Our to contained a British military hospital. 0/C. exmlained. us that, to occupy it, would be very simple, but , to retain it would be very difficult, with the number of men at our disposal, as we would have to hold prisoners and feed them, and also the sick and injured who were already in the hospital. We of course, carried out mimic attacks on Dublin Castle had, towards the end of 1915. On Good Friday 1916, I was sent for by Commandant Mallin. 4. He told me to procure a .32 revolver and to proceed to Amiens St. I was toto patrol Amiens St. on a bicycle from the Five Amiens St. station if I saw movements Lamps railway and, any of troops or a big force of police in the vicinity I was to return to Liberty Hall immediately and report. Having procured a bicycle and a .32 revolver, I cycled over to Amiens Street. I was not too long there when I observed Commandant Connolly walking down Amiens St. He stood to look in a Shop window - Houlihan's, basketmakers - near the Five Lamps, and, after a short perusal of the window, he entered the shop. I was amazed at and I glued by eyes on the building. Shortly after Condt that Connolly entering, I saw P.H. Pearse doing as the Commandant had done. He was closely followed by Seen McDermott. I don't think I waited to see more of them going in. I patrolled up and down on the bicycle for approximately two hours, when I was ordered to report back by another member of the Citizen Army. On returning to Liberty Hall, Commandant Maim called me a small room and be asked me did I see anything. I told into him what I saw. He informed me that it was a meeting of the Provisional Government. He then told me that the "Aud" had been sunk, with the German guns. He simply said: "I don't know where we go from here". I went back to the guardroom. We knew at this time that we were going into action on Sunday. On Saturday evening, my brother and myself bade our farewell. parents On Easter Sunday morning, the order was published in the "Irish Independent" cancelling all field manoeuvres. I remember Commandant Connolly was in bad temper that day. He took out whole Citizen Army and we did the route that was originally the mapped out for us. We crossed Butt Bridge and went by Tara St. College Green, Dame St., around into Castle St., Christchurch, High St., Francis St., around by Thomas St. and Marshalsea Lane and back by the quays. 5. It was the general impression amongst the whole Citizen Army that, on the Sunday, Commandant Connolly was going to attack and occupy Dublin Castle. He had not told anyone of this intention, but things were in a fluid state after the cancellation of the orders by MacNeill. A few weeks prior to route march, each member of the Citizen Army had been the called in before Commandant Connolly and Commandant Mallin end asked if he was prepared to act without assistance of the Volunteers. Commandant Connolly explained that he would think no worse of any man who was not so prepared, but that he was anxious to know the position and how many men he could rely on. Connolly gave us the impression that was more or less despondent over the whole affair, that he the Volunteers would not take part in the rising, and that he was going to act on his own arid take the Castle.
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